Heartland Announces Completion, Occupation of New Facility
10/01/2009 - Heartland Inc. announces completion of its steel warehousing subsidiary’s new headquarters in Washington Court House, Ohio.
Heartland, Inc. announced the completion of the new headquarters of Heartland Steel, the company's steel warehousing subsidiary.
"Having reached over $1 million in sales before occupying our building, I would now expect the pace of our marketing and sales activity to increase substantially," said Heartland Steel President Randy W. Frevert. "Virtually all production equipment, overhead cranes and offices are fully functional and additional inventory is being purchased and moved into our spacious warehouse, whose 80 foot wide bays provide tremendous flexibility and efficiencies.
"In addition, our new high-speed plate processing machine is capable of drilling, counter-sinking and light milling in addition to processing the final shape of the part,” added Frevert. “This piece of equipment has generated quite of bit of interest, and gives us additional capabilities in our marketplace.
Management and employees have moved into the new state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution facility and office space in Washington Court House, Ohio.
"Our team is poised to provide the service and support that our customers need and demand," concluded Frevert. "There is tremendous opportunity for growth in this region, and the completion of our facility is an important step in building a growing and thriving enterprise."
Heartland, Inc. is a diversified company with businesses in steel warehousing and fabrication as well as petroleum retail and wholesale operations. Subsidiaries include Mound Technologies, a full-service structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator located in Springboro, Ohio; Lee Oil Co., which services and sells over 40 million gallons of petroleum product annually through a combination of retail and wholesale operations; and Heartland Steel, Inc., which operates a structural steel service center in Washington Court House, Ohio.
